It doesn't matter what Americans consider to be the representatives of the legitimate government.
Maduro was the legitimate government, American wishful thinking is just another affront to Venezuelan sovereignty.
Maduro was the legitimate government, American wishful thinking is just another affront to Venezuelan sovereignty.
Really? I thought the US just arrested Maduro. To me, that seems like something that would matter.
>Maduro was the legitimate government, American wishful thinking is just another affront to Venezuelan sovereignty.
Can you actually try to explain why? Can you explain why a reasonable person looking at this from the outside should arrive at the conclusion that "Maduro was the legitimate government"?
The same however is not true of Maduro, where "Maduro did not actually get sufficient votes to win the latest election" is a pretty commonly held view backed by evidence. You might reasonably doubt the veracity of that evidence, but directly comparing Maduro's position with that of Trump is simply ridiculous.
Yes, because that in no way invalidates the election results.
I really don't see how this is in any way comparable or relevant.
> and not a puppet placed by Putin.
Trump being a puppet placed by Putin would not invalidate his presidency.
You can't arrest a foreign head of state in a country where you have no jurisdiction. You can only kidnap them, as a rogue state.
Do you think Iran should be able to arrest Trump because they don't consider him legitimate?
International law isn't "I don't like you, so I will 'arrest' you". It's rules that all countries are bound by and that the US is breaking - making themselves a rogue state on the same level as North Korea.
> Can you actually try to explain why? Can you explain why a reasonable person looking at this from the outside should arrive at the conclusion that "Maduro was the legitimate government"?
Because he led Venezuela, that's what makes him the government of Venezuela. Any judgement on legitimacy is reserved to the Venezuelan people, not far-right oligarchs (who the US government considers the "legitimate government" since they'll make for nice puppets as they rob the place), not foreign dictators like Trump.
The whole point is that the Venezuelan people have supposedly voted for Edmundo González and not Maduro.
My point all along has been that in the end this probably depends entirely on who you believe about the elections.